Please tell me about Office of Profit.

Dear sir,

In Indian constitution I have read about office of profit that is to say a member of Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha or sate Legislative Assembly can not hold Office of Profit. It is not clear to me, please tell me about office of profit.

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Submitted by root on Fri, 2011-04-22 12:54.
An office of profit is a term used in a number of national constitutions to refer to executive appointments. A number of countries forbid members of the legislature from accepting an office of profit under the executive as a means to secure the independence of the legislature and preserve the separation of powers. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_profit